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The agony of reading Hilary Mantel
It’s hard being a historical novelist in the age of Hilary Mantel
We’ve been told not to go to pubs – so why are they full?
Pubs are fascinating at the moment. On the day that the Prime Minister advised us not to attend them, I…
Brexit, Boris and the battle to be Labour leader: Lisa Nandy interviewed
Lisa Nandy on Brexit, Boris and the long race for the Labour leadership
Two gentlemen of corona: the scientists helping to fight Covid-19
Boris Johnson’s medical wingmen
We are about to find out how robust civilisation is
I had believed this kind of infectious pandemic could not happen today
Crude tactics: Russia and Saudi Arabia are at war over oil prices
Russia and Saudi Arabia have chosen this moment to go to war over oil prices
Could freeports help ‘level up’ the north?
Could freeports help ‘level up’ the north?
No blues, just reds and whites: the Oxford vs Cambridge wine-tasting
The cellar room is almost silent save for the sound of slurping and spitting and the odd gentle sigh. One…
Life under lockdown: Italy is being consumed by panic
Italy is being consumed by panic
How British science can flourish after Brexit
How British science can flourish after Brexit
America has a choice between two kinds of crazy
Sanity no longer seems a useful quality in US presidential candidates
How worried should we be about coronavirus?
Coronavirus may be more widespread than we think – and less deadly
The US is caught in the crossfire of the oil wars
America is caught in the crossfire
Jonathan Sacks: Joy is the Jewish way of defeating hate
Last Monday night and Tuesday were our Jewish festival of Purim, when we recall the events described in the Book…
Italians believe the coronavirus outbreak shows their superiority
During times of contagion, you begin to understand why fascist salutes were once so popular. The foot-tap is replacing the…
Is there any better place for an EU-subsidised arts festival than Galway?
I was still digesting my delicious breakfast (kippers, poached eggs and soda bread — all local) when the sad news…
Eco-friendly is not female-friendly
Eco-friendly is not woman-friendly
Will coronavirus push globalisation into reverse?
Does coronavirus mark a turning point in the history of hyper-globalisation?
If you want children to love reading, don’t tell them what to read
If you want children to love reading, don’t tell them what to read
It’s not all bad news
Even a deadly pandemic has its positives
The original Teesside Tory
What can Ben Houchen teach Johnson’s Conservatives?
Joe’s Super Thursday
Biden’s campaign is back from the dead
Le crunch: are the Brexit talks doomed before they begin?
Two irreconcilable versions of Brexit are about to collide
Spare me the ‘furbabies’ – the humanisation of pets has gone too far
Let animals be animals
What is organised crime doing disposing of rubbish?
Criminal gangs are growing rich on public-sector contracts
